the five wandering soles
Collectively referred to as ‘the Wherry girls’ growing up, we are five sisters that love adventures of any shape and size. Born and raised in Fort Myers, FL, we have an appreciation for a beautiful beach and a warm winter. With an eleven year spread from youngest to oldest, we are newly mommin’, career girlies, in college, and in flight school. We travel to go on vacation, visit friends, do mission work, explore the new part of the country we live in, and go on work trips, but perhaps our favorite reason to travel is going to see one another! We have traveled to a combined 30 countries and look forward to all the future stamps our passports will gather.
No small personalities in this family; we each march to the beat of our own drum and wander our own path– hence the name. As such all our experiences are a little different… we hope you enjoy our collection of stories, and we’re grateful you have taken the time to share in our journey.
Hannah
Hannah traded the warm beaches of southwest FL for the outdoor adventure locale that is Bend, OR. Despite the distance, Hannah maintains her bossy big sister role with regular phone calls to keep up with all the little sister shenanigans. Notoriously chatty with her patients as well, Hannah stays busy as a physical therapist, but loves making time to explore newfound hikes.
Kayla
A literal life saving queen, Kayla Grace is an Army nurse in Fort Irwin, CA. She can be found patching patients up in the emergency department but is equally likely to be spotted out hiking or backpacking. She is also quite the coffee connoisseur, and she will go out of her way to find a local coffee shop when she visits somewhere new!
Dana
CEO of being stubbornly independent, Dana lives to speak her mind as her feisty personality lends itself to her outspoken nature. Dana epitomizes the concept of “spending money on experiences, not things” as she is constantly complaining that she has nothing to wear, but ALWAYS has her next trip on the docket.
McKenna
If you look up diva in the dictionary, you will find a picture of McKenna Lee. Loud-mouthed and overly opinionated she may have the biggest personality (read: attitude) of us all. McKenna is in college at FGCU studying digital media design and is mere months away from being a college graduate! She lives for days spent in a bathing suit, and tries to go surfing in every new beach town she visits.
Kate
The youngest of the Wherry girls, Kate is making her way in the world as a pilot! She currently spends most of her time in flight school, working on her commercial license, but loves hanging out with her puppy and partner in crime, Goose, in her free time. Lookout Top Gun, here they come!
Salvador
While he isn’t an original member of the squad, he married Hannah, and is now fondly considered the-brother-we’ve-never-had by the rest of the sisters. Whenever Salvador travels, assessing the local craft beer scene is a top priority. Salvador currently speaks two languages, English and Spanish, but every time he goes to Italy, his Italian gets a little better! To pass the time between adventures, Salvador is a professor of exercise physiology.
